油藏微生物群落研究的方法学

油藏微生物群落的解析和认知是开发和应用微生物采油技术的基础。利用各种提高油藏微生物可培养性的方法和非培养技术解析不同油藏微生物的群落结构、功能和多样性,对定向调控油藏微生物群落、开发和应用有效微生物驱油技术具有重要的指导意义。通过调查新近发展的提高微生物可培养性的方法和措施以及不依赖于培养的分子微生物生态学技术,总结了油藏微生物群落研究方法学的最新进展。提高微生物可培养性的方法和措施主要通过模拟微生物的生存环境,减少富营养的毒害作用、添加信号分子维持微生物细胞间的作用和提供新型电子供体和受体等手段采用稀释法、高通量培养法等方法得以实现;不依赖于培养的分子微生物生态学技术主要包括荧光原位杂交、末端限制性片断长度多态性分析、变性梯度凝胶电泳和构建克隆文库等技术。这些方法学的进展为更有效的获得各种油藏微生物资源、调控油藏微生物群落以提高石油采收率提供理论指导。     

Spatial Distribution of Helicobacter spp. in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Dogs

Background:  In dogs, the gastric Helicobacter spp. have been well studied, but there is little information regarding the other parts of the alimentary system. We sought to determine the spatial distribution of Helicobacter spp. in the gastrointestinal tract and the hepatobiliary system of dogs using culture-independent methods.
Materials and methods:  Samples of stomach, duodenum, ileum, cecum, colon, pancreas, liver, and bile from six dogs were evaluated for Helicobacter spp. by genus, gastric, and enterohepatic Helicobacter spp. Polymerase chain reaction, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, immunohistochemistry, and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
Results:  In the stomach, Helicobacter spp. DNA was detected in all six dogs, with H. bizzozeronii and H. felis identified by specific polymerase chain reaction. Helicobacter organisms were localized within the surface mucus, the lumen of gastric glands, and inside parietal cells. The small intestine harbored gastric and enterohepatic Helicobacter spp. DNA/antigen in low amounts. In the cecum and colon, Helicobacter spp. DNA, with highest similarity to H. bilis /flexispira taxon 8, H. cinaedi , and H. canis, was detected in all six dogs. Helicobacter organisms were localized at the mucosal surface and within the crypts. Gastric Helicobacter spp. DNA was detected occasionally in the large intestine, but no gastric Helicobacter spp. were present in clone libraries or detected by FISH.
Conclusions:  This study demonstrates that in addition to the stomach, the large intestine of dogs is also abundantly colonized by Helicobacter spp. Additional studies are necessary to investigate the association between enterohepatic Helicobacter spp. and presence of intestinal inflammatory or proliferative disorders in dogs.     

醉马草免培养内生细菌的多样性

为了解醉马草内生细菌的组成和多样性,采用液氮研磨法提取醉马草总DNA,利用内生细菌16S rRNA基因特异性引物对醉马草总DNA 进行16S rRNA 基因扩增,构建醉马草内生细菌16S rRNA基因文库。对筛选到249个克隆进行Hae Ш酶切分析,得到57个操作分类单元(OTUs)。系统发育分析将其归为4个门:变形杆菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)以及1个未知类群。其中74%的克隆与可培养细菌中的37个属具有高的16S rRNA基因序列相似性 (97％-100％),其中芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus spp.)、红球菌属(Rhodococcus spp.)、黄杆菌属(Flavobacterium spp.)、黄单胞杆菌属(Xanthomonas spp.)最为丰富。另外26%的克隆序列与GenBank中已存细菌16S rRNA基因序列相似性小于96%。研究结果表明,醉马草中可培养内生细菌丰富,多样并且可能存在一些潜在新物种或新类群。     

应用LH-PCR研究党参、麻黄和独一味内生细菌多样性

通过直接提取药用植物样品的总DNA,采用长度多态片段PCR (length heterogeneity PCR, LH-PCR)技术研究四川省甘孜藏族自治州的党参、麻黄和独一味3种药用植物内生细菌多样性.结果表明： 同种植物根、茎、叶的LH-PCR图谱相似度很高,条带丰富度差别不大;但不同植物样品之间的差异较大.党参的植物样品条带丰富度最大,麻黄次之,独一味最低.3种药用植物中474 bp长度的细菌是绝对的优势菌群.植物内生细菌多样性与土壤速效磷呈负相关,而与土壤pH值呈正相关.海拔和土壤总氮是影响植物样品内生细菌多样性分布的两个重要环境因子.LH-PCR所得的种群信息能较直观地反映不同植物样品间细菌多样性的差异.因此LH-PCR适用于分析药用植物内生菌多样性.     

土壤微生物群落多样性解析法:从培养到非培养

土壤微生物群落多样性是土壤微生物生态学和环境科学的重点研究内容之一.传统的土壤微生物群落多样性解析技术是指纯培养分离法(平板分离和形态分析法以及群落水平生理学指纹法).后来,研究者们建立了多样性评价较为客观的生物标记法(磷脂脂肪酸法和呼吸醌指纹法).随着土壤基因组提取技术和基因片段扩增(PCR)技术的发展,大量的现代分子生物学技术不断地涌现并极大地推动了土壤微生物群落多样性的研究进程.这些技术主要包括:G+C％含量、DNA复性动力学、核酸杂交法(FISH和DNA芯片技术)、土壤宏基因组学以及DNA指纹图谱技术等.综述了这些技术的基本原理、比较了各种技术的优缺点并且介绍了他们在土壤微生物群落多样性研究中的应用,展望了这些技术的发展方向.     

A PCR-DGGE method for detection and identification of Campylobacter, Helicobacter, Arcobacter and related Epsilobacteria and its application to saliva samples from humans and domestic pets

AIMS: To develop a PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) method for the detection and identification of Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Arcobacter species (Epsilobacteria) in clinical samples and evaluate its efficacy on saliva samples from humans and domestic pets. METHODS AND RESULTS: A semi-nested PCR was developed to allow sensitive detection of all Epsilobacteria, with species separation undertaken by DGGE. A database was constructed in BioNumerics using 145 strains covering 51 Campylobacter, Arcobacter and Helicobacter taxa; Nineteen distinct DGGE profile-groups were distinguished. This approach detected Epsilobacteria in all saliva samples collected from humans, cats and dogs, and identified Campylobacter concisus and/or Campylobacter gracilis in the human samples. The pet animal samples were taken from individuals with oral/dental diseases; PCR-DGGE identified up to four different species in each sample. The most common species detected included Wolinella succinogenes, Arcobacter butzleri and two hitherto uncultured campylobacters. The enteropathogen Campylobacter lari was also found. CONCLUSIONS: PCR combined with DGGE is a useful tool for direct detection and preliminary identification of Epsilobacteria in the oral cavity of humans and small animals. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The PCR-DGGE method should allow determination of the true prevalence and diversity of Epsilobacteria in clinical and other samples. Contact with the oral cavity of domestic pets may represent a route of transmission for epsilobacterial enteric diseases.     

Application of a novel polyphasic approach to study the lactobacilli composition of sourdoughs from the Abruzzo region (central Italy)

AIMS: To characterize the lactobacilli community of 20 sourdoughs using a novel polyphasic approach. METHODS AND RESULTS: A polyphasic approach, consisting of a two-step multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and physiological features, was applied to identify 127 isolates, representing about 37% of the presumptive lactobacilli collected from sourdough samples. Multiplex PCR successfully identified 111 isolates, while 16S rRNA gene sequencing was applied for the other 16 isolates, two of which could not be associated with any previously described lactic acid bacteria (LAB) species. Strain diversity was evaluated by phenotypic and random amplified polymorphic DNA-PCR analysis. Molecular detection of Lactobacillus group species was also performed on total DNA extracted from the doughs. CONCLUSIONS: Abruzzo region sourdough lactobacilli biodiversity, reflected in both Lactobacillus species composition and strain polymorphism, is similar to that of other Italian regions and is a source of novel LAB species. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Within culture-independent methods, multiplex PCR is a rapid tool to study the lactobacilli population of sourdoughs.     

澄黄滨珊瑚和丛生盔型珊瑚非培养放线菌多样性

【目的】研究澄黄滨珊瑚(Porites lutea)和丛生盔型珊瑚(Galaxea fascicularis)联合放线菌物种多样性。【方法】实验提取两种珊瑚的总DNA,利用放线菌特异性引物对样品总DNA进行扩增,通过构建16S rRNA基因克隆文库和系统发育分析,对三亚鹿回头岸礁区优势物种澄黄滨珊瑚和丛生盔型珊瑚联合放线菌的多样性和群落结构进行研究。【结果】118个从澄黄滨珊瑚克隆文库中随机挑选的阳性克隆子归为58个OTUs,主要分布于酸微菌亚目、棒状杆菌亚目、微球菌亚目、丙酸杆菌亚目和未知类群。丛生盔型珊瑚克隆文库共获得96个序列,归为31个OTUs,主要分布于酸微菌亚目和未知的放线菌类群。多样性指数和稀疏度曲线分析结果显示澄黄滨珊瑚联合放线菌物种多样性比丛生盔型珊瑚更高。【结论】澄黄滨珊瑚和丛生盔型珊瑚拥有较高水平的放线菌物种多样性和复杂的群落结构,并隐藏着大量的高等级放线菌新分类单元。     

浙江苍南近海沉积物细菌物种多样性

针对浙江苍南大渔湾近海海底沉积物样品（东经120°34′28．6″,北纬27°19′57．3″）,采用非培养法构建分子文库,并结合纯培养法分离培养海洋微生物,基于克隆子和分离菌株的16SrRNA基因序列,开展系统发育学研究,分析近海沉积物细菌群落结构及多样性。序列分析结果表明,文库克隆子主要属于δ-变形杆菌纲（Deltaproteobacteria）和γ-变形杆菌纲（Gammaproteobacteria）,部分序列与已报道物种的相似性较低,表明浙江苍南近海环境样品具有较好的微生物多样性,蕴藏着大量未知细菌物种资源。研究还分离获得细菌79株,丰富了近海微牛物资源库。分子鉴定结果表明,这些菌株主要属于α-变形杆菌纲（Alphaproteobacteria）、γ-变形杆菌纲（Gammaproteobacteria）和芽孢杆菌纲（Bacilli）。通过非培养和可培养数据结合发现,浙江苍南近海沉积物中的细菌优势类群为δ-变形杆菌和γ-变形杆菌。